Now number one on Diesel, A Bookstore’s fiction bestseller list, followed by its first published book “Read ‘Em and Weep” in the nonfiction list, is “Cheyenne Rising Sun,” by John Kuri. Another local in the number three spot is Bob Dylan’s “Chronicles.” Although his book signing in Malibu was cancelled due to the flu, Dennis Banks’ new autobiography is ninth on the nonfiction list.
The big new book that everyone is reading and is hard keeping in stock locally and throughout the country is, “It’s He’s Just Not That Into You.” Many of the women who read it insist men should read it too. The surprise sleeper is “Yiddish with Dick and Jane,” a hilarious takeoff on the classic early reader, incorporating Yiddish words and phrases on every page: well-designed, funny and charming.
Fiction
1. “Cheyenne Rising Sun,” John Kuri, cloth, Seven Locks Press, $23.95
2. “Kite Runner,” Khaled Hosseini, paper, Penguin, $14
3. “Bangkok 8,” John Burdett, paper, Random House, $12.95
4. “The Plot Against America,” Philip Roth, cloth, Houghton Mifflin & Co., $26
5. “Best American Short Stories 2004,” Katrina Kenison (editor), paper, Houghton Mifflin & Co., $14
6. “Middlesex,” Jeffrey Eugenides, paper, Picador, $15
7. “You are Not a Stranger Here,” Adam Haslett, Bantam Doubleday Dell, $13
8. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time,” Mark Haddon, paper, Random House, $12
9. “Tijuana Straits,” Kem Nunn, cloth, Simon & Schuster, $25
10. “The Memory Room,” Mary Rakow, paper, Shoemaker & Hoard, $16
Nonfiction
1. “Read ‘Em and Weep: My Favorite Novels,” Barry Gifford, paper, Dieselbooks, $10
2. “Chronicles Volume 1,” Bob Dylan, cloth, Simon & Schuster, $24
3. “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America the Book: A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction,” Jon Stewart & Daily Show Staff, cloth, Warner Books Inc., $24.98
4. “He’s Just Not That Into You,” Greg Behrendt, cloth, Simon & Schuster, $19.95
5. “Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement,” Dennis Banks with Richard Erdoes, cloth, University of Oklahoma Press, $29.95
6. “Paper Life,” Tatum O’Neal, cloth, HarperCollins, $24.95
7. “Last Season: A Team In Search of Its Soul,” Phil Jackson, cloth, Penguin, $24.95
8. “Yiddish with Dick and Jane,” Ellis Weiner, cloth, Little, Brown & Co., $14.95
9. “Lyrics: 1962-2002,” Bob Dylan, cloth, Simon & Schuster, $45
10. “When will Jesus Bring the Pork,” George Carlin, cloth, Time, $23.95
Children
1. “Series of Unfortunate Events #11: The Grim Grotto,” Lemony Snicket, cloth, HarperCollins, $15.89
2. “Berenstain Bears’ Trick or Treat,” Stan Berenstain, paper, Random, $3.25
3. “Magic Tree House #32: Winter of the Ice Wizard,” Mary Pope Osborne, cloth, Random, $11.95
4. “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: Classic Collectible Pop-up Book,” Stephen King, cloth, Simon & Schuster, $24.95
5. “The Secrets of Droon #1: The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet,” T. Abbott, paper, Scholastic, $3.99
6. “It’s Hard to Be Five: Learning How to Work My Control Panel,” Jamie Lee Curtis, cloth, Joana Cotler Books, $16.99
7. Mad Libs “Guinness World Records,” Roger Price & Leonard Stern, paper, Price Stern Sloan, $3.99
8. “View From the Cherry Tree,” Willo Davis Roberts, paper, Simon & Schuster, $4.99
9. “The Snow Princess,” Ruth Sanderson, cloth, Little, Brown & Co., $16.99
10. “Lady Grace Mystery Book 1: Assassin,” Patricia Finney, cloth, Delacorte, $6.95
Compiled by Diesel, A Bookstore